Bihar Sharif vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif and Samastipur.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Samastipur averaged 134 — a 19-point (17%) gap, with Samastipur the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 637 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 440 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Samastipur peaks in January. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).